Hotel and Gaming Trades Council, AFL-CIO
Lobbying client
The Hotel and Gaming Trades Council is a labor union representing approximately 40,000 hotel and casino employees in the New York metropolitan area, founded in 1938 and rebranded to its current name in 2022. The council has been a consistent advocate for restrictions on short-term rental platforms and for expanding casino development in New York City, and is considered among the most politically influential labor unions in New York City Democratic politics. With 75 filings since 2024, it lobbied 8 council members through five firms, including Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno and The Advance Group, on the Gaming Facility Text Amendment (ULURP N240179ZRY), City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, short-term rental regulations, and multiple local bills.
- Council members lobbied
- 8
- Filings (since 2024)
- 75
- Lobbying compensation (since 2024)
- $515,944
Lobbied these council members
- Christopher Marte Council Member, District 1 (Manhattan)
- Julie Menin Council Member, District 5 (Manhattan)
- Gale A. Brewer Council Member, District 6 (Manhattan)
Represented by lobbyist firms
- Green Book Strategies LLC Lobbyist firm
- Metropolitan Public Strategies, Inc. Lobbyist firm
- Moonshot Strategies LLC Lobbyist firm
- Pitta Bishop & Del Giorno LLC Lobbyist firm
- Stanley K. Schlein, Esq. Lobbyist firm
- The Advance Group Inc. Lobbyist firm
Lobbied former members
Members who have since left their seat
- Erik Bottcher
- Justin Brannan
- Kalman Yeger
- Keith Powers
- Rafael Salamanca Jr.
What they lobbied on
subjects from their filings
- Budget - Union Dues
- City Council Oversight Hearing - Matters relevant to labor
- Determination regarding real property - Construction and operation of transient accommodation in New York City; Determination regarding real property - Licensure of casinos in New York City
- Determination regarding real property - Matters relevant to economic development
- Determination regarding real property - Matters relevant to hotels
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - Budget
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - Intro 0879-2026
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - Issues impacting organized labor and worker safety.
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - Issues related to gaming industry
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - Labor related issues
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - Legislation Int 0991-2024
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - Legislation impacting the hotel industry and its workers.
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - Matters relevant to labor
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - OLR logal legislation
- Local Legislation (including introduction) - Proposed legislation 0991A-2024
Bills named in their filings
Council bills this client referred to in its own lobbying filings.
- Int 0879-2026 Short-term rentals in one- and two-family dwellings. Committee